Danny Glover
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Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is best known for his co-starring lead role as Sergeant Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series. Glover has had a variety of film, stage, and television roles. He starred as the husband to Whoopi Goldberg's character, Celie in the celebrated literary adaptation of The Color Purple, and as Lieutenant James McFee in the film Witness. He had leading roles in other films including To Sleep with Anger, Predator 2, Angels in the Outfield, and Operation Dumbo Drop. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his starring role in Charles Burnett's To Sleep with Anger. Also, he has had prominent supporting roles in Silverado, Witness, A Rage in Harlem, Dreamgirls, Shooter, Death at a Funeral, Beyond the Lights, Sorry to Bother You, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, The Dead Don't Die, Lonesome Dove and Jumanji: The Next Level. Glover earned top billing for the first time in Predator 2, the sequel to the science fiction action film Predator. During his career, he has also made several cameos, appearing, for example, in the Michael Jackson video "Liberian Girl" of 1987. In 1994, he made his directorial debut with the Showtime channel short film Override. Also in 1994, Glover and actor Ben Guillory founded the Robey Theatre Company in Los Angeles, focusing on theatre by and about black people.
Known for
Credits
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
as Milo
2012 (2009)
as President Thomas Wilson
Saw (2004)
as David Tapp
Shooter (2007)
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
as Jethro (voice)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
as Roger Murtaugh
Predator 2 (1990)
as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
as Roger Murtaugh
Antz (1998)
as Barbatus (voice)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
as Inmate
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
as Roger Murtaugh
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
as Roger Murtaugh
Barnyard (2006)
as Miles (voice)
The Rainmaker (1997)
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
as Stinky
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
as Henry Sherman
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy (2018)
as Baltimore Bob
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
as Langston
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
as Hank Thompson
The Color Purple (1985)
as Albert
Witness (1985)
as McFee
Monster Trucks (2016)
as Mr. Weathers
Maverick (1994)
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Dreamgirls (2006)
as Marty Madison
Silverado (1985)
as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
Death at a Funeral (2010)
as Uncle Russell
Blindness (2008)
as Man with Black Eye Patch
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as George Knox
Alpha and Omega (2010)
as Winston (voice)
Extortion (2017)
as Detective Constable Haagen
Battle for Terra (2007)
as President Chen (voice)
Mr. Pig (2016)
as Ambrose
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
as Teddy
Places in the Heart (1984)
as Moze
Rage (2014)
as Detective St. John
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
as Mr. Fletcher
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
as Ken Hollister
Almost Christmas (2016)
as Walter
Switchback (1997)
as Bob Goodall
The Naughty Nine (2023)
as Santa Claus
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)
as Bernie Pope
Manderlay (2005)
as Wilhelm
I'm Still Here (2010)
as Danny Glover
Complete Unknown (2016)
as Roger
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
as Capt. Sam Cahill
Iceman (1984)
as Loomis
Gone Fishin' (1997)
as Gus Green
Flight of the Intruder (1991)
as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
Beloved (1998)
as Paul D
Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015)
as Bernie Pope
Proud Mary (2018)
as Benny
Pure Luck (1991)
as Raymond Campanella
Press Play (2022)
as Cooper
Yellowbird (2014)
as Darius (voice)
Beyond the Lights (2014)
as Captain Nicol
American Dreamer (2022)
as Jerry
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
as Grandpa Allen
Bat★21 (1988)
as Capt. Bartholomew Clark
Andron (2015)
as Chancellor Gordon
Extraction (2013)
as Harding
Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
as Slim Robinson Present Day
Grand Canyon (1991)
as Simon
The Christmas Train (2017)
as Max Powers
Toxin (2015)
as Dr. Locke
The Cookout (2004)
as Judge Crowley
2047: Sights of Death (2014)
as Sponge
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
as Easy Money
Come Sunday (2018)
as Gilbert Pearson
Supremacy (2014)
as Mr. Walker
Diablo (2016)
as Benjamin Carver
Grizzly Peak (2025)
as Will
Consumed (2015)
as Hal Westbrook
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
as Self
Howard (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Children's Republic (2012)
as Dubem
Five Minarets in New York (2010)
as Marcus
Our Friend, Martin (1999)
as Train Conductor (voice)
Age of the Dragons (2011)
as Ahab
LUV (2013)
as Arthur
Vagabonds (2017)
as Uncle Issa
Bamako (2007)
as Cow-boy
Wild America (1997)
as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
as Jerry
Gridlocked (2016)
as Sully
Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
as Self
Night Train (2009)
as Miles
The Real Eve (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
We Are Many (2014)
as Self
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey (2018)
as Mr. Ocean
Agent Crush (2008)
as Major Rusty Gubbins
3 A.M. (2001)
as Hershey
Mandela (1987)
as Nelson Mandela
The People Speak (2009)
as Self
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008)
as Walter Tortoise (voice)
Hannah's Law (2012)
as Isom Dart
Christmas Break-In (2018)
as Ray
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
as Harry
The Peace! (2005)
as Self
Gospel Hill (2008)
as John Malcolm
Casting By (2012)
as Self
Son of Morning (2011)
as Gabriel Peters
Legendary (2010)
as Harry 'Red' Newman
San Francisco State: On Strike (1969)
as self
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006)
as Brer Turtle (voice)
Donovan's Echo (2011)
as Donovan Matheson
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities (1995)
as Self
Space Warriors (2013)
as Commander Phillips
Highland Park (2013)
as Ed
Checkmate (2015)
as Elohim
The Harimaya Bridge (2009)
as Joseph Holder
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (1987)
as Self
The Ninja Immovable Heart (2014)
as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
as Justice Thurgood Marshall
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
as Father Elias
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Day of the Mummy (2014)
as Carl
Poor Boy's Game (2007)
as George
The John Garfield Story (2003)
as Self
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' (2007)
as Self
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
as Self
Bopha! (1993)
as Micah Mangena
Missing in America (2005)
as Jake Neely
Waffle Street (2015)
as Edward Collins
Double Soul (2023)
as Michael Tedeschi
Honeydripper (2007)
as Tyrone Purvis
Down for Life (2010)
as Mr. Shannon
Lethal Weapon 5 (—)
as Roger Murtaugh
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000)
as Self
PoliWood (2009)
as Self
Shuffleton's Barbershop (2013)
as Charlie Shuffleton
The Exonerated (2006)
as David Keaton
After Fact (2020)
as Self
Good Fences (2003)
as Tom Spader
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' (2012)
as Self
The Curse of Buckout Road (2017)
as Dr. Powell
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
as Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones (2018)
as Self
Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
as Sgt. Washington Wyatt
Dear Alice (2010)
as Franzis
Mississippi Inferno (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (1989)
as Self
Soldier Child (1998)
as Self - Narrator
Dead Man Out (1989)
as Dr. Alex Marsh
Tula: The Revolt (2013)
as Shinishi
Ennis' Gift (2000)
as Self
Chasing Shakespeare (2014)
as William Ward
Killing Winston Jones (—)
as Washington Carver
Pushing Dead (2016)
as Bob
Darkweb (2016)
as The Boss
Freedom Song (2000)
as Will Walker
Earthed (2004)
Actor
Mysteria (2011)
as Investigator
Boesman and Lena (2000)
as Boesman
America's Dream (1996)
as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
About Scout (2015)
as Red
Caffeinated (2015)
as Coffee Lover
Full Disclosure Report (2005)
as David Tapp
Always in Season (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
I Want to Be a Soldier (2010)
as School Director
A Raisin in the Sun (1989)
as Walter Lee Younger
The Drummer (2020)
as Mark Walker
Back in the Day (2016)
as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
The Bouquet (2013)
as Reverend John
When I See Them, I See Us (2021)
Actor
Sins (2012)
as Father Leonard
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
as Morgan
A Night at the Academy Museum (2021)
as Self
Red Wind (1995)
as Philip Marlowe
John Henry (1986)
as John Henry
P.N.O.K. (2005)
as Col. Weldon
The Stand-In (1985)
as Apples Finnerty
Keeping On (1983)
as Lester Traylor
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer (1981)
as Oscar Micheaux
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story (—)
as Narrator (voice)
Out (1982)
as Jojo / Roland
Mooz-lum (2011)
as Dean Francis
93 Days (2016)
as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
The Good Catholic (2017)
as Victor
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama (2014)
Actor
Shadows of Liberty (2012)
as Self
Birth of a Movement (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
A Place at the Table (1988)
as Mr. Scott
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2013)
as Self
Memorial Day (1983)
as Willie Monroe
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson (1998)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fats Waller Was Born Here (2008)
as "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher
The Shift (2013)
as Floyd
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
The Robeson Effect (2019)
as Self
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories (2017)
as Self
Read You Like a Book (2006)
Actor
The Face of Rage (1983)
as Gary
The Lighthouse (2012)
as Duncan
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood on Horses (1989)
as Self
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story (2019)
as Narrator
Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Strive (2019)
Actor
And the Children Shall Lead (1985)
as William
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Agents of Change (2017)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem? (2022)
as Self
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion (1992)
as Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
The Talking Eggs (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later (1999)
as Host
Rise Like Lions (2011)
as Self (Occupy Oakland)
Newbies (2025)
Actor
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots (1989)
as Narrator (voice)
Bàttu (2000)
Actor